The University of Kashmir (Hindi: कश्मीर विश्वविद्यालय, Urdu: کشمیر یونیورسٹی) is located on the western side of the Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar which lies in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It was Awarded grade "A" by the NAAC. Situated at Hazratbal, an idyllic area on the western side of the fabulous Dal Lake of Srinagar and held in the veneration by the Muslims for the mosque that enshrines the relic of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the university is spread over 263 acres (1.06 km) of lush green land with three adjacent campuses of exquisite beauty, Amar Singh Bagh, Naseem Bagh and Mirza Bagh. Amar Singh Bagh is located on the bank of the Dal Lake having on its other sides a background of mountainous amphitheater rising to a great above its crystal clear water. Naseem Bagh, or "the garden of breeze", laid originally by Mughal Emperor Akbar, is a magnificent grove of Chinar Trees, facing the artificially formed island, Sona Lank or the "Golden Island", in the centre of the northern portion of the Dal Lake. Mirza Bagh, now the "University Town", housing the staff quarters of the university, is situated on the bank of the famous, Nageen Lake.